ZLORD podcast

The title of this episode is not a question, but a statement. teZa and Carter Lord, cohosts of ZLORD go deeper into their last episode's topic, "to continually keep trying in life." Here, using personal experiences of their own, they examine in detail one of the many inspiring statements made by the famous physicist Albert Einstein, who married spirituality to his approach of exploring scientific...

Sounding groggy and hoarse, both Carter and teZa, ZLORD's cohosts, are recovering from their first do-see-do with Covid-19. Even though they've tried their best to avoid it, the virus got them at an indoor family wedding. Ok, so they got sick. Here they explain how getting sick isn't anyone's fault, and there's no blame or shame in contracting this worldwide plague. With anything in life, we keep...

Many of us realize there are just as many positive opportunities these days as there are so-called "bad" things happening. It's all how we perceive life, how things affect us. In this episode ZLORD cohosts teZa and Carter Lord discuss how it's always a choice, how we perceive any aspect of life. Specific examples of choosing to be positive are given for challenging situations. All around us, every...

Ever wonder what's the fascination with balls that athletes have? Or what the symbolism of a ball, a sphere, a circle is in terms of how it relates to our subconscious? In this episode cohosts teZa & Carter Lord explore the many facets of what a ball, a sphere, a circle means to we explorers of the higher consciousness of Oneness. If you like what you hear Please Subscribe, and give us a review, t...

Cohosts teZa & Carter Lord share about how keeping things simple--in expectations, relationships, possessions, and what's most important, our spiritual life--we can attain higher states of fulfillment because we have less to weigh us down. Examples are given of choices both hosts have made, and what they observe in others' lifestyles. tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about these two long-t...

Many folks are experiencing worry, anger, sadness, and all sorts of negative emotions over the state of the world today. Does this help anything? NO! In this episode Carter and teZa Lord, cohosts of ZLORD, discuss the whys and wherefores of staying positive and accepting what IS, even when what things seem unacceptable. They use Viktor Frankl's astounding account of surviving the Nazi death camps,...

Cohosts Carter and teZa Lord discuss the whys and wherefores of the very common human tendency to put others down who are different, in any way. And how to heal our brokenness--we must stop this destructive habit. Compassion has to be awakened in all of us if we're to resolve the crisis of current times, with our global family of humankind fearful and worried about so many things. The long-married...

Many people are suffering today. War, infringment of personal rights, civil and global shuffling of powers are causing a lot of increased mental health issues for enough people for a new US Federal hotline (988) to be offered now. Here, teZa goes solo while Carter travels. She offers what she sees, feels, and knows is an opportunity for great positive change in our present state of agitated spirit...

Freedom is a big deal to every human on planet Earth. But really, do we think of it in terms of "spiritual freedom"? Here cohosts teZa and Carter Lord approach this episode's topic with experience and sincerity, sharing from deep places about their own understanding, and several others close to them. Your idea of what you thought "freedom" is may alter after hearing this! Please see Carter's video...

Carter interviews cohost teZa about her early history and mental "reset" when she was professionally involved with the studies and experimentation of plant medicines. At Harvard U. she drew plants and assisted botanists as they explored how indigenous people throughout the world have used psychotropic plants since time immemorial to facilitate touching "the Divine." Featured are recollections of R...

Part 3 of our "no-labels" discussion (see previous episodes) cohost Carter and teZa share how many listeners are writing, reacting, and still need clarity to this most interesting of subjects. Again, talking about our spirituality is often hard using words, in general, but when we insist of sticking to the labels so necessary to function in everyday society, that's where hindrances happen. Hopeful...

Following the thread of ZLORD's two previous episodes about Oneness, cohosts teZa and Carter Lord share about the reasons why Oneness ought be as much a part of life, as mainstream as sharing on social media. Unity consciousness is that important to a fulfilling, contented life, making the worse hardships bearable. Examples are given of those who do, and those who don't ascribe to this state of mi...

Part 2 of the previous episode's discussion of why life is so much better "without labels." Cohosts teZa and Carter differentiate between cultural adjectives, that are often needed to function in society--and the deeper connection with our eternal soul that has no reason or need to be labeled. They encourage everyone to listen to Hannah Gadsby's stunning Netflix show "Nanette" to more clearly unde...

Everyone's tired of the divisiveness and animosity in our social interactions and political leanings. In this episode cohosts teZa and Carter Lord notice a distinct swing among their circles toward tiring of arguing and more inclined to healing the divide. The discussion points out drawbacks of using "labels" of any sort, whether for our own multi-layered lives or in reference to people holding di...

Often coming from two different perspectives, cohosts teZa and Carter Lord always agree on one thing: they both love Spirit. In this episode they unravel the meaning of Oneness, because both have different definitions for it. But in the end, they both agree: Oneness IS Spirit. Just another name for it. see tezalord.com and carterlord.com for more about these two lovers, and lovers of Spirit.

Every person alive, sooner or later, meets with hard times, challenges, situations. Here cohosts teZa and Carter discuss methods they use, individually and sometimes together, to help become more aware, more accepting of what might not be in their power to change--and then, and only then--taking action to alleviate stress becomes possible and inner peace is ours. Even with seemingly impossible tim...

Going solo this episode, teZa hopes she's going to convince her good friend Dori to join her for a spontaneously planned conversation as they share woman-to-woman time on a beach date. Well, as often happens, things do not work out as we like to think they will. But everything happens for a bigger purpose than we alone can imagine, as happens when Dori says, "I'm too shy!" But  this leads teZa int...

Have you ever wished you could get some help from God, our Spiritual source? Your Higher Self? Your guardian angel? No matter what you call this "energy"--this week teZa and Carter Lord talk about how they "use it." Learn how they approach the Divine when they're seeking answers they need help with. Step by step, each shares how s/he does this; and how anyone can do the same whenever they need ext...

teZa and Carter Lord, cohosts and life partners of 3 decades, are freshly back from two weeks of van camping in Southeast Arizona. They're really excited about the conservation message so beautifully given by scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger in her most recent book: To Speak for the TREES. Join their enthusiasm as they discuss how every conversation needs to focus on Spirit. Then, everything chan...

Recorded in the Wild on April 24 but uploaded a few days later when we found an internet connection. Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord discuss, sitting at their early morning campfire in Southeast Arizona, how, with the proper approach, one can feel connected  to Nature, to  'the Wild'  no matter where, when, or how our surroundings may be. See tezalord.com for her books on Oneness, and visit carterlor...

This episode was recorded on EARTH DAY as cohost teZa and Carter Lord camp in the WILD of Southeast Arizona. Due to no internet connection, the next two conversations on ZLORD podcast are being presented simultaneously as ... internet is only now possible. We record using only an simple iPhone, and then, to present our various episodes, not only an internet connection but a desktop computer is nec...

teZa and Carter are freshly back from a multiday reunion with old school chums, many of whom hold opposing views about the way the world is. Bonded by a mutual love, having known each other since childhood, it's important to the group to find common ground rather than continue arguing about such things as politics, economics, and general "grown-up" topics that never mattered when they became fast...

Cohosts teZa and Carter Lord talk about how being "in tune" with higher levels of consciousness is a choice each of us gets to make, over and over, each day, each moment in the day. They share some of the tools they use to stay in this "river of consciousness" ... and some of the ways in which it's easy to forget. teZaLord.com for more info of her nonfiction books and carterlord.com for carter's f...

In our fast-paced world of today, misunderstanding is easy, especially using texts and emails as our method of communication. We don't get to hear the nuances of a voice, or see a person's body language. Words have powerful energy! Often ours are misunderstood. In this episode Carter and teZa, cohosts of ZLORD, discuss how to give other people the "benefit of the doubt" when there's been a misunde...

No matter what it is, any negative emotion can be turned around to serve our lives' fulfillment, and not be the source of pain, depression, anxiety, sadness, or any other form of negativity. In this episode cohosts teZa and Carter Lord give real-life examples of how they work the awareness, acceptance, action 3-step process of transforming negatives into, if not positives, at least just stepping-s...